Johann Eyfells
Cloth, Paper & Rubber
United Nations Exhibit
Flat as Flat
La Prima Generazione
The Bronze Exhibit
Cloth Collapsions
Paper Collapsions
Beyond Atavism
Receptualism
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Johann Eyfells
 PAPER COLLAPSION, mixed media Whirl, 34 x 34 inches |
Paper CollapsionsRUBBER
COLLAPSION, mixed media |
| As one approaches the work, c basic sense of order is evident through a dominant motif such as the spiral, circle, or square. On closer inspection the viewer is treated to surfaces that are full of complexity, revealing unleashed energy and its resulting chaos. Eyfells viscerally captures the sublime experience of witnessing nature at its most awesome: the equivalent of viewing an expanse of a vast canyon, or being ringside at c volcanic eruption. |  |
| The cloth collopsions are suspended "sandwiches" of white fabric stained in earthen tones. In Encounters IV contained energy is suggested by crosses densely fil ing a circle motif. In Ghost Encounters I & II the crosses have exploded, leaving a "white hole" as a remnant. In these works, the space between things, like a magnetic field or invisible dark matter, creates a tension of matter and nothingness. There is a levity and airiness to these; they are hovering sculptures that literally defy gravity. |  JOHANN EYFELLS |
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